Lamar Odom’s recovery from a second left shoulder surgery in as many offseasons hit a snag Tuesday, when he and the Lakers learned he will not be ready to play on opening night next week.

Odom was examined by Dr. Lewis Yocum, who said the Lakers forward would need about two more weeks of rehabilitation before he can play in a game. Odom had said that he was aiming to return to the lineup for next Tuesday’s opener.

“He pushed me back,” Odom said before the Lakers lost to the Utah Jazz, 102-81, in an exhibition game at the Honda Center. “It’s an 82-game season, if the doctor tells you to wear a hat or you’ll catch a cold, you wear a hat. It’s kind of tough. I’ll just have to take my time. That’s it. It feels good, but I’m not a doctor.”

Odom has been limited to non-contact drills in the first three weeks of training camp. He has been performing rehab drills with members of the team’s training staff and has participated in non-contact drills.

The Lakers declined to say how many regular-season games Odom might be sidelined, but said he definitely would not play in the opener against the Houston Rockets at Staples Center.

“I know Lamar was anxious to play in the opening game, but the consensus is to take a little more time, so we’re saying approximately two more weeks,” Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. “It could be five games. It could be one or two games.”

The Lakers canceled their exhibition against the Jazz on Thursday night in San Diego because of the wildfires raging in the area. The Lakers will practice Thursday and then fly to Las Vegas for Friday’s exhibition against the Sacramento Kings.

“There is simply too much devastation in the area and too much uncertainty about what will happen in the next few days,” said Tim Harris, the Lakers’ senior vice president of business operations.

Tickets for the game will be refunded at the place of purchase.

In addition, the Lakers said they would make a $100,000 donation to the American Red Cross to help with relief efforts.

Derek Fisher gave the Lakers a C grade for chemistry so far. “I think it’s average, in my opinion, and not in a bad way,” he said. “If you think about teams with good chemistry and that doesn’t mean holding hands in the park kind of stuff, but just really good team chemistry, I think ours is just really average right now.”

Like the team’s offense and defense, Fisher believes its chemistry can be improved in the coming days and weeks. Time will help the Lakers grow, he said.

“We have a young team,” he said. “We have a lot of guys who are really starting to get to know each other. We have young guys like Jordan (Farmar) and Javaris (Crittenton), who are really pushing for playing time. Andrew (Bynum) is forever young.

“I think we can be above average.”

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Utah built a 22-point lead and coasted past the Lakers, who shot 3-for-19 (15.8 percent) in the first quarter and 27-for-68 (39.7 percent) for the game.

Kobe Bryant led the Lakers (2-4) with 15 points on 4-for-16 shooting. Luke Walton did not play because of a strained right hip.

The Lakers trimmed three players from their roster before the game, cutting Elton Brown, Andre Patterson and Larry Turner to reach the NBA limit of 15 players well ahead of Friday’s deadline.

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